Samsung Galaxy Note 7 goes official

Samsung has released the highly anticipated Note 7 phablet.

Thanks to the leaks, we already knew everything. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not surprise for anyone. The beautiful IP68 certified metal and glass body packs a curved 5.7″ QHD Super AMOLED display, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage and a 3500 mAh battery. The CPU package is Snapdragon 820 in the States and Exynos 8890 in other markets.

Although Samsung skipped the Note 6, the Note 7 is just and incremental upgrade over the Note 5. It finally brings together the features many have wanted, curved screen, IP certification and the S-Pen. The Note 7 packs an iris scanner and the USB port has been updated to Type-C. Otherwise it is just a mix of Note 5 and Galaxy S7.

The Note 7 will be available on August 19th and preorders start tomorrow, August 3rd. The price will be higher than the S7 edge which currently costs around $800. No word on worldwide availability or exact pricing just yet.